Crispin’s book chapter on the nature of truth … Do different uses of the word “truth” have a family resemblance? … The challenge of connecting truth with reality … Where does linguistics enter the picture? … How Crispin bucks expectations of academic philosophical writing … Dan: Analytic philosophy misses the forest for the trees … What’s missi ...…

Why Oliver quit law school … Is it professionally risky to express heterodox views in philosophy? … Philosophy as handmaiden to progressive politics … Dan’s essay on philosophy’s abuse of the harm principle … The chicken-or-egg question of students or faculty … Is leftism corrupting scholarship? … What politics can learn from the field of philo ...…

John’s personal history with punk rock … Why was punk more political in the UK than in NYC? … The far reach of capitalism into counterculture … How the NYC punk scene fizzled out … The early importance of record shops and FM radio stations … Punk and suburban oppression … Is punk dead or perennially youthful? … John: Gender expression is the ne ...…

What distinguishes “action” from simple motor movement? … Can animals take deliberate action? … Why narrative has a place in science and physics … Biology, evolution, and the emergence of action … Why does Massimo want a beer? … Dan: The “free will problem” is ill-formed … How the evolution of language brought meaning to human behavior … Massim ...…

What role should guns play in a liberal society? … What American deference to police says about authority and force … Why we leave justice in the government’s hands … Defining modern conservatism: Is Matt Lewis a “liberal”? … Do pro-gun arguments consider the social contract? … David: Do open-carriers want to live in a Mad Max movie? … Dan: Gro ...…

Crispin’s essay on the politics of geography and representation … Why did rural Americans feel that Trump’s victory was their victory? … Is “one person, one vote” a wrong-headed view of political representation? … Where political representation meets art and aesthetics … Can Americans' interests be represented accurately? … Is being from a rura ...…

Justin's website about the philosophy profession, Daily Nous … What philosophers actually do when they do research … Will we ever solve the big philosophical questions? … What the American Philosophical Association does … Is this a golden age for public philosophy? … Are philosophy departments in danger? … Dan wonders whether there should be a ...…

Dan and Massimo on ontology: What exists and what doesn’t? … What, if anything, do Saturn’s rings have in common with virtue? … Materialism as a product of scientism … The immaterial features of human life and society … The most important philosopher you’ve never heard of … What does Daniel Dennett mean by “self,” anyway? … Massimo: A single on ...…

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